Charlamagne Tha God Thinks Dave East Is A Hollywood "Heartthrob"

The podcast host believes East is “gorgeous” enough to have a successful acting career.

He’s been expanding his presence on the big and small screens, and Charlamagne Tha God believes Dave East has a promising future as an actor. We’ve seen East tackle roles on Being Mary Jane, Beats, The Breaks, Wu-Tang: An American Saga, and soon in Boogie. The rapper has gained a wider fan base as his visibility as an actor increases, and while on the Brilliant Idiots podcast, Charlamagne shared his thoughts on East’s future in Hollywood.

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“I’m a businessman at the end of the day and I watch things and I see what things could be,” said Charlamagne. “I said Dave could be huge in Hollywood ’cause he’s a heartthrob.” His co-hosts asked him to share what he really said, verbatim. “Let me rephrase… I said Dave would have a future, a great future in Hollywood, ’cause he’s gorgeous. That’s Hollywood talk!” Charlamagne’s co-hosts couldn’t help but laugh at his choice of words.

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With the acclaim that East has received for his roles, especially for his portrayal of Method Man in the Hulu Wu-Tang series, the New York artist is on pace to becoming the next big rapper-turned-actor. Others include the likes of Ice-T, Ice Cube, Tupac Shakur, Queen Latifah, Will Smith, Donald Glover, LL Cool J, and many more. Check out Brilliant Idiots below.

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